Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Disclaimer
- Glossary
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The past: origins of the TPP Agreement
- Part III The present: twenty-first century elements and obstacles
- 6 Negotiations over market access in goods
- 7 TPP negotiations
- 8 Trade in services
- 9 TPP Agreement
- 10 The intellectual property chapter in the TPP
- 11 Regulatory coherence in the TPP talks
- 12 Environmental issues in the TPP
- 13 Labour standards and the TPP
- 14 What is to be done with export restrictions?
- Part IV The future: high-quality meets regional and global realities
- Part V The TPP negotiations: the quest for quality
- Index
- References
11 - Regulatory coherence in the TPP talks
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Disclaimer
- Glossary
- Part I Introduction
- Part II The past: origins of the TPP Agreement
- Part III The present: twenty-first century elements and obstacles
- 6 Negotiations over market access in goods
- 7 TPP negotiations
- 8 Trade in services
- 9 TPP Agreement
- 10 The intellectual property chapter in the TPP
- 11 Regulatory coherence in the TPP talks
- 12 Environmental issues in the TPP
- 13 Labour standards and the TPP
- 14 What is to be done with export restrictions?
- Part IV The future: high-quality meets regional and global realities
- Part V The TPP negotiations: the quest for quality
- Index
- References
Summary
Whether the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks result in a “high-quality, twenty-first century” trade agreement will depend on the inclusion of new and innovative approaches to persistent trade challenges. Among the new approaches proposed, regulatory coherence appears to have the greatest traction.
Pushed by the United States, with the strong support of Australia and New Zealand, the stated goals of the TPP negotiations on regulatory coherence are to eliminate unnecessary regulatory barriers and make TPP member countries’ regulatory systems more compatible and transparent. Topics addressed in the negotiations will reportedly include mechanisms to achieve greater domestic coordination of regulations, facilitate the adoption of mutual recognition agreements, and increase transparency and stakeholder engagement. US officials, including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Trade Representative Ron Kirk, have cited the negotiations on regulatory coherence as the means by which the TPP talks will improve competitiveness, food safety, and the ability of small and medium businesses to engage in international trade. The US business community is enthusiastic; US regulators and some TPP member countries are reportedly wary. A few commentators have condemned the negotiations as addressing matters unrelated to trade.
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- The Trans-Pacific PartnershipA Quest for a Twenty-first Century Trade Agreement, pp. 171 - 186Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2012
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